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contains a detailed analysis of local authority balance sheets, including information on operational and non-operational assets, the former analysed over individual General Fund Services, DSOs and Other Commercial Services and the Housing Revenue Account; long and short term borrowing; level of investments and reserves and information at service level on capital charges.

contains a selection of comparative financial and other statistics covering all aspects of local authority provision. The publication is intended to cater for those who require a ready source of local authority comparative statistics and includes over one hundred indicators. Examples of the information included are: number of domestic/non-domestic properties; average council tax payment per domestic hereditament; pupil/teacher ratios; bed and breakfast cost per household day; number of void dwellings in the housing stock; proportion of planning applications determined in eight weeks; net cost per capita of the library service; concessionary fare cost per capita; tonnes of household waste arising; net cost per resident in homes for the elderly; percentage of household waste recycled; meals served per head of population aged sixty five and over.

provides a set of measures that trace locally provided services over time, and thereby adds a dimension to the simple comparisons that are made against annual league tables. Indicators are presented by class of authority e.g Greater London, Metropolitan Areas etc, cover a five year period and are analysed between the average and the upper and lower quartiles. Approximately two hundred indicators are included which cover all the major services provided by local authorities.